Brass Quarter?

[SAexplorer]

Hi everyone.

I found this 1994 Quarter metal detecting and it does not want to shine up and it sure looks to be
Like brass.

Any thoughts please?

 

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[l.cutler]

Just environmental damage. At least where I hunt, most clad coins that have been in the ground for a longer period of time come out looking like that.

 

[ecmo]

Yes this is a normal condition for dug clad coins, anything after 1964. Only pre 1965 silver coins will come out shiny. You can wash them and run them in a tumbler with rocks in it for a few hours and they will come out better but still have a dark overtone to them.

See you are relatively new to the forum, also see you're from Mo. I'm from Missouri also. Welcome.

Don

 

[SAexplorer]

Thank you.

 

[jamest64]

If you think that quarter is shady, wait till you dig up a few of these newer pennies, they look like they survived some kind of nuclear disaster! And yes welcome to the forum. I should post some penny pics.... give me a day or 2.

 

[jamest64]

OK, here you go.... and these are just a few samples I randomly pulled from the MD heap. Some are considerably worse. Thanks for looking and happy hunting.
Jim